Whatismoo
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Transatlantic Doctoral Student covering the Cold War to the present.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Often yes but they seem to have not had much requirement creep here
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Often yes but they seem to have not had much requirement creep here
Like they made the bow larger which changed the loading on the keel, which needs reinforcement, which adds weight which changes other dynamics and design features etc etc etc
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Like they made the bow larger which changed the loading on the keel, which needs reinforcement, which adds weight which changes other dynamics and design features etc etc etc
They had to redesign the hull so much that it ran out of basically every margin from the original design.
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
They had to redesign the hull so much that it ran out of basically every margin from the original design.
Then I agree. Half the issue with Connie is the false economy of parent designs.
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Then I agree. Half the issue with Connie is the false economy of parent designs.
The USN isn't going to use French weapons and sensors, and redesigning it to take American ones led to a great deal of the stability issues. If the USN had done a clean sheet we probably would have had ships fitting out by now.
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The USN isn't going to use French weapons and sensors, and redesigning it to take American ones led to a great deal of the stability issues. If the USN had done a clean sheet we probably would have had ships fitting out by now.
They're a fleet screen, yes, but the issue with FFG-62 isn't the scale of capability it's that Constellation had stability problems because of the degree of departure from the parent design.
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
They're a fleet screen, yes, but the issue with FFG-62 isn't the scale of capability it's that Constellation had stability problems because of the degree of departure from the parent design.
You can argue the DEs and CVEs were cost measures, but they still were putting pretty high end sensors and weapons on them! You can see this in the post war evolution of USN DE which end with the perry class FFG! The minimum bar of useful combat power is very high now!
November 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
You can argue the DEs and CVEs were cost measures, but they still were putting pretty high end sensors and weapons on them! You can see this in the post war evolution of USN DE which end with the perry class FFG! The minimum bar of useful combat power is very high now!
The USN DDs were easily in the running for best DDs around, what are you talking about? And I'll point out a CVE blew Chokai damn near in half!
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The USN DDs were easily in the running for best DDs around, what are you talking about? And I'll point out a CVE blew Chokai damn near in half!
Modifying an anti tank mine into a satchel charge by sticking a hand grenade fuse in it? Easy. Making one frigate another frigate? Hard.
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Modifying an anti tank mine into a satchel charge by sticking a hand grenade fuse in it? Easy. Making one frigate another frigate? Hard.
They had reasonable and solid requirements but then they decided instead of making something that met them, they'd start from a FREMM and hammer it into something else.
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They had reasonable and solid requirements but then they decided instead of making something that met them, they'd start from a FREMM and hammer it into something else.
I can't tell if you're joking cuz that's most of what caused issues on FREMM-> FFG-62
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I can't tell if you're joking cuz that's most of what caused issues on FREMM-> FFG-62
Slip? What do you think the 16 SRAMs are for! And the SLBMs! And the FB-111s!
November 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Slip? What do you think the 16 SRAMs are for! And the SLBMs! And the FB-111s!
A clean sheet frigate design! USVs suck for like... 60% of uses.
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A clean sheet frigate design! USVs suck for like... 60% of uses.
Mogami is severely underbuilt and is wholly unacceptable to the USN from a damage control perspective. It's very production optimized and lacks a lot of redundancies.
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Mogami is severely underbuilt and is wholly unacceptable to the USN from a damage control perspective. It's very production optimized and lacks a lot of redundancies.
One of the biggest differences between Mk.41 and Slyver is that Slyver trades capability for being a decent bit lighter! Each 8 cell Slyver A50 module is 8 tonnes, each Mk.41 is 15! So 32 Mk.41 is 60 tonnes, vs 32!
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
One of the biggest differences between Mk.41 and Slyver is that Slyver trades capability for being a decent bit lighter! Each 8 cell Slyver A50 module is 8 tonnes, each Mk.41 is 15! So 32 Mk.41 is 60 tonnes, vs 32!
I appreciate the creativity but bottom mines need significantly larger warheads than a small diameter bomb. Just throw them off boats.
For land mines you don't need a drone, you either do FASCAM or plough them.
For land mines you don't need a drone, you either do FASCAM or plough them.
November 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I appreciate the creativity but bottom mines need significantly larger warheads than a small diameter bomb. Just throw them off boats.
For land mines you don't need a drone, you either do FASCAM or plough them.
For land mines you don't need a drone, you either do FASCAM or plough them.
To be precise, 16 SRAM *AND* 1-4 gravity bombs. Or 12 SRAM and 2-8 gravity bombs.
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
To be precise, 16 SRAM *AND* 1-4 gravity bombs. Or 12 SRAM and 2-8 gravity bombs.
All Legal Purposes, Sir.
Realistically, air defense suppression. B-52 could carry 16!
Realistically, air defense suppression. B-52 could carry 16!
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 PM
All Legal Purposes, Sir.
Realistically, air defense suppression. B-52 could carry 16!
Realistically, air defense suppression. B-52 could carry 16!